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1 online resource : text file, PDF |
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Understanding a changing china- Front Cover; Understanding a changing china; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Chapter 1: From ancient civilization through humiliation to powerhouse; The ancient power; From greatness to stagnation; The Needham Question: why did China fall behind?; China's Century of Humiliation; The struggle against Japan; Victory for the CCP, land reform, the command economy and policy disasters; The dragon awakes: China's re-ascent; The relevance of China's past for today; References |
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Chapter 2: China's miracle, China's tensions -- the four "izations"Industrialization and its consequences; Urbanization; Marketization: from iron rice bowl and the plan to markets for everything; Globalization: everything in Walmart comes from China!; References; Chapter 3: China's strategy for development: from "crossing the river by feeling the stones" to "revving up the consumer"; Antecedents of the 1970s reforms; The Deng reform era; Economic reforms as waves; 1989 and its aftermath: the legacy of Deng and beyond |
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A new reality under Xi Jinping: the "new normal" and becoming a three-legged economyReferences; Chapter 4: Chinese culture, guanxi and their consequences; Confucianism; The comparative approach to culture: China's position on multiple dimensions; Guanxi: the one Chinese word every foreigner knows; A cautionary note on culture; References; Chapter 5: Enterprise reform and Chinese firms today; Alternative perspectives on the Chinese firm; How many firms in China, and of what type?; The "firm" in the command economy; Township and village enterprises: privatization in the countryside |
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The state-owned enterprise: zombie, national champion or what?Private enterprises and entrepreneurship in China; Two kinds of foreign investors: the role of overseas Chinese versus multinationals; What is the Chinese firm today?; References; Chapter 6: Technology development in China; Opposing views on China's technology development; Does China need "indigenous innovation"?; Is China capable of indigenous innovation?; The place of technology import in China's innovation process; Innovation, culture and thinking processes: creativity and the Chinese person |
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Conclusions on China's technology developmentReferences; Chapter 7: The end of "Cheap China"?; Introduction; China's competitiveness and structure: international comparisons; Breaking down China's productivity: a structural shift towards a productivity imperative; The double aspect of China's internal productivity gap; Has China reached its Lewis turning point?; Walking a tightrope: labour and manufacturing cost vs. productivity and value added; Conclusion; References; Chapter 8: Behemoths, shadows and casinos: the financial system; China's financial markets roil the world |
| Summary |
"As China becomes the world's largest economy, so it becomes important to understand the key issues shaping the country's business environment and the behaviour of Chinese businesspeople. This is difficult because those issues are contested. Is China growing at 3% or 8%? Is the Chinese consumer going to save the world? Are state-owned enterprises national champions or zombies? Have we reached the end of "Cheap China"? Can China innovate? Is business still dominated by personal connections? Are markets or the state in control? Does Chinese culture impede or support organizational effectiveness? Are Chinese dragons at your door? Will the finance and property sectors implode? Is the Chinese model sustainable, or will it end in tears?On all these issues there is ill-informed "noise", and an abundance of partisan interpretations. The purpose of this book, therefore, is to provide an even-handed analysis of the key issues that will shape the threats and opportunities arising from China's development in the next decade. It cannot resolve the competing claims made. However, it does provide the reader with the ideas and the sources of evidence needed to understand and to make well thought-out judgments as China continues to evolve."--Provided by publisher |
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Economic development -- China
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Commerce
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Economic development
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Economic history
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China -- Economic conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024011
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China -- Commerce
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China
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Raskovic, Matevz
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| ISBN |
9781315470931 |
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1315470934 |
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